Presidential: Despite the Defections, Roussel Will Go "to the End"
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Credited from 2% to 3% of voting intentions, the boss of the French Communist Party "resents" the choice of nine members of his group and assures that the leader of La France Insoumise "will never win".
While several PCF MPs have chosen to support Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the Communist candidate for the Elysée recalls that his party has made the "democratic choice" to "designate him as (his) candidate".
The candidate of the French Communist Party explains this Sunday, November 8th that he intends to complete his campaign well. He also assures himself that Jean-Luc Mélenchon alone will never "win" against the far right.
National Secretary of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel maintains his candidacy for the Elysée despite the rallying of several deputies to Jean-Luc Mélenchon Fabien Roussel said Sunday that
"Yes, we will go to the end," he said on ICI and franceinfo, recalling that the Communist Party had made the "democratic choice" of "designating him as (his) candidate." Yet this week, nine deputies of the communist and ultramarine group (including three members of the PCF) announced their support for Mr Mélenchon's candidacy, qualified in all polls for a second round against Marine Le Pen, when Mr Roussel is credited with 2% to 3% of the voting…
After several rallies with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the PCF announces that it will exclude those members who would support the unsubmissed candidate in the presidential elections. A warning that comes as Fabien Roussel has formalized his candidacy.
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